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Akaimia altucuspis

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Taxonomy
Akaimia altucuspis was named by Rees (2010). It is not extant. Its type specimen is ZPAL P 12 ⁄ 1. Its type locality is Bed 16, Ogrodzieniec Quarry, which is in a Callovian offshore shelf marl in the Jasna Gora Formation of Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Akaimia altucuspis Rees p. 893 figs. Pl. 1, Figs. 1-22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
genusAkaimia
speciesaltucuspis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Akaimia altucuspis Rees 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Poland Akaimia altucuspis (type locality: 117993)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Poland Akaimia altucuspis (97035)